ADDRESSING RISK WITH EXPERIENCE

Global Investigations &
Physical Security

SI Global Partners

An independent global investigations and physical security consulting firm specializing in complex and cross-border matters. Our team of professionals is distinctively experienced.

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Investigations & Due Diligence

Investigations & Due Diligence

Cyber Investigations & Security

Cyber Investigations & Security

Compliance & Regulatory Review

Compliance & Regulatory Review

Physical Security

Physical Security

THE TEAM

Meet Our Founding Partners

Robert O'Neill

Meet Bobby

Founding Partner

Timothy Flynn

Meet Tim

Founding Partner

Michael Gaeta

Meet Mike

Founding Partner

Our Global Reach

SI Global Partners engages a trusted network of domestic and international partners, developed over years of work with the U.S. government and private industry. Our partnerships provide unique experience, insight, and guidance in their respective fields and allows SI Global Partners to provide clients with targeted subject matter expertise and trusted problem solving capabilities around the world.

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“Our firm engaged SI Global to work on a very complex and multi-national investigation on behalf of our global client and they did an outstanding and professional job. Their work, including multi-lingual interviews, intensive data collection and analysis and on the ground field work was done with integrity and efficiency and undoubtedly contributed significantly to a positive outcome for the client. I recommend them with the highest regard and respect.”

"I have worked closely with SI Global Partners on several projects and I continue to do so. I recommend SI Global highly and, as a result, whenever a colleague at Baker McKenzie requires investigative services, I recommend SI Global."

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Robert O'Neill

Founding and Managing Partner

After serving as a former state and federal prosecutor, Bobby O’Neill was appointed United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, twice, by Presidents Bush and Obama. Bobby acquired extensive experience as a trial lawyer, investigator, crisis manager, and leader. He leveraged this depth of expertise in the private sector in his role as a former Managing Director for Freeh Group International Solutions (FGIS), LLC, a risk management firm founded by Louis Freeh, a former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

In each engagement that he chooses to accept, Bobby is dedicated to delivering exceptional services to individuals and companies in their time of crisis, based on his many years of expertise.

Bobby began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under the legendary Robert Morgenthau. Assigned to a Trial Bureau, his responsibilities included the prosecution of criminal cases from inception through appeal. He subsequently became an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) where, in addition to prosecuting federal criminal cases, he also held several supervisory positions including Deputy Chief/Major Drug Traffickers Section and Chief/Financial Litigation Section.

After his tenure in this role, Bobby served as a trial attorney in the New York City law firm of Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore. In this role, he primarily represented plaintiffs as trial counsel in the courts of the State of New York, frequently in cases involving medical malpractice claims. Upon leaving the law firm, Bobby returned to public service as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel in Washington, D.C., where his primary responsibility was as trial counsel in a case involving allegations of public corruption.

After conclusion of the trial, Bobby accepted a position as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa) where he was first assigned to the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) and then to the Economic Crimes Section. He also held several supervisory positions, including Chief, Special Prosecutions/Public Corruption Section; Anti-Terrorism Coordinator; Chief, Criminal Division; and First Assistant United States Attorney. Bobby was also selected for two separate assignments outside the Middle District, including as an Associate Independent Counsel in a separate Office of Independent Counsel where he was assigned as trial counsel in a case involving allegations of public corruption; he was also designated as head of the San Francisco, California, office. Additionally, he was assigned to the role of Deputy Chief in Charge of Litigation of the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

Bobby also founded O’Neill Law Group, LLC, a unique firm that bases its practice upon a working relationship with a cadre of former federal agents and other law enforcement professionals. Utilizing a team approach, the O’Neill Law Group seeks to bring innovative solutions to address the needs of clients.

Timothy Flynn

Founding and Managing Partner

Prior to founding SI Global, Tim was a Managing Director with Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC since 2009 and previously served as an Executive with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Tim has more than 30 years of federal, state, and local law enforcement experience.

Tim prioritizes problem-solving and works to truly understand his clients’ needs, goals, and culture. His approach to each client engagement is based on common sense, leading to practical solutions.

Tim served with the FBI as a Special Agent in Miami, Florida, from 1986 to 2009 and was also a member of the Hostage Rescue Team in Quantico, Virginia. He served as the FBI Counterterrorist Representative to the Australian government for the Sydney 2000 Olympics as well as three other Olympic Games and major events. He was also the FBI’s Legal Attaché to the Nordic countries and retired as an Executive in the FBI’s Charlotte, North Carolina, field office.

Tim received numerous awards during his career, including the FBI Director’s Award for “Outstanding Criminal Investigation” in 2009.

Prior to joining the FBI, Tim was a member of the Pennsylvania State Police. He is a graduate of West Chester University.

Tim has managed numerous international and domestic assignments including high-profile global investigations; major event security assessments; threat and risk assessments; security reviews for numerous Fortune 500 companies and high-net-worth individuals; due diligence engagements; and crisis management training for major universities, financial institutions, public & private schools, and a myriad of prestigious companies.

Examples of Tim’s previous domestic assignments include conducting a corporate security assessment of the Executive Protection program at a major stock index company; assembling and leading the investigative teams for a high-profile investigation involving the handling of sexual abuse allegations at a major university; and conducting comprehensive security reviews and assessments of One World Trade Center and other iconic New York landmarks, hotels, and businesses.

Tim’s previous international assignments include conducting internal investigations on behalf of FIFA related to corruption allegations regarding the bids for the World Cup; Presidential elections; developed and implemented the security plans, assembled and led security teams of more than 100 personnel in Nigeria and Egypt for the Under 17 and Under 20 FIFA World Cups ranging from 30,000 to 90,000 attendees at each venue over a four-week period in each country; and conducted internal investigations on behalf of the Asia Football Confederation related to allegations of bribery and corruption by football officials.

Additionally, Tim conducted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations on behalf of a multinational oil company, major American retailers, and the monitorship of Daimler Mercedes Benz.

Tim has led Executive Protection teams for top executives and board members in the United States, Asia, Africa, and South America.

Michael Gaeta

Founding and Managing Partner

As a Managing Partner, Mike works to comprehensively and strategically address the investigative and physical security needs of SI Global’s clients. He is a proven problem solver in public and private sector arenas.

Whether an internal matter, due diligence and/or business intelligence need, physical security question or a criminal and/or regulatory issue with U.S. federal or local authorities, Mike applies experience, dedication, innovation and trusted relationships to resolve client issues.

A 24-year veteran of the FBI, Mike spent his career conducting and managing complex, multi-defendant, cross border investigations based on high-value sophisticated financial frauds, international money laundering, bribery and corruption, organized crime, labor racketeering, cyber enabled crime, predatory criminal activity, as well as national security and compliance and insider threat matters. Mike has been involved in numerous high-profile investigations and is recognized as a subject matter expert in complex investigations, transnational organized crime and was certified as an anti-money laundering specialist through ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists).

Mike initiated, conducted and directed the FBI’s investigation into FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, uncovering decades of corruption, bribery and money laundering at the highest levels of international sport.

Mike conducted and directed investigative operations against international money laundering networks and facilitators targeting the US financial system. His work uncovered novel virtual currency/shadow banking schemes and previously unknown transnational organized crime groups conducting large scale cyber enabled bank fraud in the US, directed from multiple continents.

While stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy as the FBI assistant attaché, Mike worked to ensure the safety and security of US citizens abroad and US mission personnel and facilities in Italy and to address the significant threats posed by international terrorist groups operating in the Middle East, North Africa and Western Europe.

Prior to co-founding SI Global, Mike served as the Vice President Security / Chief Security Officer for a privately held company with annual revenue in excess of $1 Billion, 20 production and distribution facilities and over 2500 employees.

Mike received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law.